Introduction to Quality Improvement
Links to organisations providing essential reading and background to Quality
Improvement
| Source | Title |
| Royal College of Surgeons of England | RCS and Quality Improvement |
| Royal College of Surgeons of England | Quality improvement in surgery |
| Royal College of Radiology | Quality Improvement in Clinical Radiology |
| Hughes, RG | Tools and strategies for quality improvement and patient safety |
| Health Foundation | Quality improvement made simple |
| NICE | Putting NICE Guidance into practice |
| NHS Wales | The 1000 Lives Improvement Quality Improvement Guide |
Quality Improvement Methods and Tools
Links to useful Quality Improvement methods and tools including templates
| Source | Title |
| NHS Improvement | Quality, service improvement and redesign (QSIR) tools by stage of the patient pathway |
| NHS Improvement | Quality, service improvement and redesign (QSIR) tools by type of task |
| Institute for Healthcare Improvement | Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit |
| HQIP | A guide to quality improvement methods |
| East London NHS Foundation Trust | Quality Improvement Resources |
National Quality Improvement programmes
National programmes working to improve the quality of care and use the findings
from the NBOCA to underpin their work
| Source | Title |
| NHS Choices/MyNHS | Performance of colorectal cancer services in England |
| National Clinical Audit Benchmarking | Benchmarked NBOCA data utilised for CQC hospital inspections |
| Getting it Right First Time | Variation in general surgery delivery and clinical practice |